A meta programming post --- looking at my thought process when coding and trying to pin down what is
programming knowledge. Turns out, a significant fraction of that is just reducing new problems to
a vocabulary of known tricks. This is a personal, descriptive post, not a prescriptive post for you.

Matthias Noback's expertise in PHP and domain-driven design (DDD) offers readers  insights into building maintainable and domain-focused software. Through his blog and publications, Noback shares practical advice on software architecture, clean code principles, and effective communication within development teams. Readers can learn how to apply DDD principles to PHP projects and improve the overall design and quality of their software systems.

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A reflection on programming knowledge as a collection of named patterns and tricks. The author deconstructs their thought process when solving a Zig code design problem, identifying six distinct techniques: raising abstraction levels, avoiding midlayer mistakes, providing shortcuts, canonical naming conventions, options-based configuration, and positional dependency injection. Each technique is traced to its origin—from Django documentation to kernel development to the Zig compiler itself. The key insight is that expertise involves recognizing, naming, and recalling these patterns across domains through voracious reading and active pattern recognition.

Programming Aphorisms